7: Good luck

What met his eyes was a verdant, sparsely wooded forest, not dense at all.

Opening the Train door, Luo Chen stepped out, a shovel in one hand and a pistol in the other.

Because this stop was a multi-Train world, it was highly likely he would encounter other Train Conductors. In his opinion, while he wouldn't assume the worst intentions in others, he would maintain a basic level of vigilance.

Worried that noise might attract others, Luo Chen dared not search overtly, only slowly exploring the surroundings, centered around his Train.

After twenty minutes of searching, besides finding a nest of wild chicken eggs in a patch of grass, he hadn't found any sign of a treasure chest.

After returning the wild chicken eggs to the Train, Luo Chen prepared to change direction and continue his search.

Various animals chirped and chattered non-stop in the forest, filling it with vitality and lessening his sense of danger.

Having spent three days in the silent Train, hearing these vibrant sounds now made him feel a sense of liveliness.

However, amidst these lively sounds, he seemed to hear a strange noise.

It sounded like a woman's moans.

He quieted his footsteps and slowly approached, following the sound.

Through the faint light, he saw two figures, one yellow and one white, appearing and disappearing intermittently in the distant bushes.

Accompanied by strange sounds, the bushes shook violently and continuously.

"Brother Yong, I didn't expect my luck to be so good! To meet you so early."

"Haha! That means we have a telepathic connection! How about it? After all this time, have you missed me?" As the bushes stopped shaking, a lewd man's voice came through.

A pair of illicit lovers?

Luo Chen thought, his body constantly drawing closer. The voices of the two in the bushes became clearer and clearer.

"Ow! Be gentle, you're hurting me so much..." The woman cried out in pain, then playfully hit the man's chest a few times, cooing:

"That spot is very delicate, how can it withstand you being so rough. Haven't you noticed I've gotten thinner, it's all from missing you."

"Hahahahaha! I've already felt it."

"Then you'll have to give me more food to replenish later."

"No problem! You can have as much as you want!" the man said rather boldly.

"Really!" The woman's tone held a hint of surprise.

"How could your big brother lie to you? Hehe... It's back again, let's go for another round."

The bushes shook violently once more, revealing more of the scene, making Luo Chen involuntarily swallow.

"I'm telling you, yesterday I just happened to enter a supermarket, and it had all sorts of food."

Damn it! Such good luck! Why don't I ever encounter such good fortune?

Luo Chen couldn't help but complain in a low voice.

Feeling there was no need to listen further, he slowly moved, preparing to circle around from the other side.

"Brother Yong! Can you share some food with me, please?"

"If I share some food with you, how long will it last? Why don't you just move to my Train? Then we can be together every day, and you won't have to worry about supplies."

"But, I promised my husband I'd be with him."

"Hmph! Why do you still care about him? Who knows when you'll even meet him. It's not even certain if he'll still be alive then. You go and find him slowly yourself!" The man seemed a bit angry upon hearing this, and suddenly stood up with a 'whoosh'.

Frightened, Luo Chen quickly flattened himself on the ground. Peeking at others doing this was truly a bit awkward. And, who knew if the other party would attack him if they discovered someone peeking.

To avoid trouble, Luo Chen still hid.

"Oh, alright! I was wrong! I won't look for my husband then. From now on, I'll follow you!" The woman, seeing this, quickly pulled the man and cried out.

"Really?" The man's expression brightened.

"Of course! From now on, you have to treat me well!" The woman said coquettishly.

"That's right! That's right! Baby! Let's continue!" With that, the man squatted down again.

"You're annoying!"

Soon, the sounds that made one blush returned.

Bah! Adulterers.

Luo Chen cursed under his breath, then took out his smartphone, aimed it at the two, and recorded their figures.

Two minutes later, Luo Chen looked at the video on his phone, satisfied, and put it back in his pocket, preparing to turn and leave.

Uh!

Suddenly, Luo Chen's gaze caught a pile of clothes not far away. He seemed to think of something, and an evil smile appeared at the corner of his mouth.

Hehe!

Don't blame me! I'm also doing this for the propagation of humanity.

Moving next to the clothes, Luo Chen slowly picked them up.

He suddenly discovered an unexpected pleasant surprise.

Underneath the clothes lay a treasure chest.

However, it looked like it had been opened, as the outer box no longer had a faint glow. No wonder he hadn't sensed the presence of this treasure chest earlier.

Lifting the treasure chest, Luo Chen saw a wooden saw and 5 loaves of bread inside.

Luo Chen didn't touch these; they were too bulky. If he took them out, it would inevitably attract the attention of the adulterous couple.

He set his sights on the currency and cores.

He took them all out, obtaining a total of 43 star coins, 7 train coins, and two cores, one red and one orange.

With his pockets full of clothes, Luo Chen tightly clutched his pockets to prevent any noise, then turned and quietly left, feeling satisfied.

He was afraid if he didn't leave soon, he would burst out laughing.

After returning the items to the Train, Luo Chen walked towards the front of the Train. The previous two directions had already been explored, and now only the direct front remained unexplored.

He still had over 40 minutes left, which should be enough time.

As he got closer to the center of the forest, Luo Chen felt the surroundings become increasingly quiet.

Towering branches and leaves blocked the sun, with only rays of light piercing through the gaps, bringing faint illumination to the space beneath the canopy.

The surrounding vegetation also became sparser and shorter.

Luo Chen no longer had to weave through dense vegetation as before. He tried his best to move along the tree trunks, his gaze constantly sweeping the surroundings.

After walking for about ten minutes, Luo Chen suddenly spotted a green square corner peeking out from a distant patch of grass.

It was almost the same color as the surrounding grass.

If it weren't for a gentle breeze rustling the leaves, allowing a beam of sunlight to strike it and reflect a strong glare, Luo Chen truly wouldn't have noticed it.

Luo Chen looked around, then slowly approached with the shovel in his hand.

As he got closer, a green box came into view.

Why was this different from the previous treasure chests?

Compared to the previous treasure chests, the one before him was a size larger, and it also had complex patterns, like a Train engine.

It should be a higher-grade treasure chest. He wondered what good things it would contain.

Luo Chen quickly ran to the treasure chest.

But a slowly rising and falling gray shadow behind the treasure chest made him stop abruptly.

He saw a gray wolf lying behind the treasure chest, seemingly asleep, with long trails of drool slowly flowing from its mouth.

Luo Chen slowly pulled out his pistol, preparing to let it sleep a little longer and shoot it in the head.

He had just pulled out his pistol.

Bang!

A gunshot echoed through the entire forest.

The sudden sound startled the birds in the forest, and the sound of flapping wings resonated in the sky, throwing the entire forest into chaos.

A powerful impact struck Luo Chen, and he quickly used the momentum to duck behind a large tree.

Touching his body, Luo Chen found that he hadn't been shot and couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

Recalling the transparent barrier that had appeared before his eyes just now, Luo Chen guessed that the Train Conductor's Absolute Defense from the Train's defense module had been triggered once.

Damn it!

I was careless! I almost died! And I wasted one of my Absolute Defenses.

"You've been shot! Come out and surrender, and I can spare your life."

A man's voice came from the opposite side.

Luo Chen did not respond.

Now the enemy was hidden, and he was exposed. Not knowing the opponent's position, firing rashly would only lead to death.

In a gunfight, the most feared thing is being pre-aimed by someone. Because this means losing the initiative.

The opponent only needs to aim at the positions where he might appear, while he doesn't know the opponent's exact location. In a gunfight, the opponent can save a few seconds of aiming time, and these few seconds can easily decide the outcome.

Currently, the most important thing was to regain the initiative.

Since the opponent thought he had been shot, he could use this point, wait for the opponent to approach for a finishing shot, and then counter-kill.

Luo Chen leaned against the tree trunk, holding his breath, trying not to make a sound, creating the impression that he had lost the ability to resist.

At the same time, he slowly pulled out his smartphone from his pocket, opened the front camera, and tried to find the enemy's exact location.